369 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND WALKER, Clinton Tye Clinton was born on October 21, 1887, in Haysville, Ontario to Henry and Frances Puddicombe (Tye) Walker along with four siblings: Frederick, Marjory, Mary and Dorothy. Clinton was educated in a rural school near Haysville and attended Ontario Agricultural College for two years. He was employed for five years with the Department of Agriculture. He enlisted in the Army (Regular Force) in Galt on April 22, 1916, with the 111th Battalion and spent the next five months in basic training. On September 25, 1916, Clinton boarded the SS Tuscania with the rest of his unit and were shipped to England. Upon arriving, he was transferred to the 35th Reserve Battalion and transported to Crowborough Camp, Sussex where he was assigned to the 7th Battalion (machine gun section) and given additional training. On February 7, 1917, he was sent to France and into the front lines. He was killed in action at the Battle of Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917, and is buried in the Bois-Carre British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Private Walker is commemorated on page 344 of the First World War Book of Remembrance in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, Ottawa. WALLACE, Frederick Burton Frederick was born on January 5, 1920, in Truro, Nova Scotia, to Frederick and Elizabeth (Lindsay) Wallace along with siblings William, Hazel, Kathleen, Reginald and Robert. He responded to the call of arms by enlisting in the Army (Regular Force) with the Royal Canadian Service Corps on September 23, 1941. After basic training, his unit was shipped overseas to Great Britain where he was transferred to the 65th Canadian Tank Transporter Corps where Fred became a driver. Additional training for the next step was given. They were then shipped across the English Channel into Northwest Europe. He was discharged on January 18, 1946. In 1948, Fred marriedAlice Evelyn (Hallman) and they raised four children: James, Heather May, Allan and Susan. He retired after 32 years of employment with B.F. Goodrich in Kitchener. Fred was very active with the New Dundee United Brethren Church, also the New Dundee Board of Trade. His hobbies included chip carving, dark room photography and gardening. He was a 24-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion New Hamburg Branch 532. His father, Frederick Borden, served in World War I. Frederick passed away suddenly at St. Mary’s Hospital on May 1, 2007, and is laid to rest in New Dundee Union Cemetery. WALLER, Gary Edward Gary was born inActon, Ontario on June 1, 1947. He joined the military in Toronto on September 13, 1966 and became a Field Engineer at RCSME at CFB Chilliwack. His career spanned 31 years serving with ten separate units in Canda and in Europe. He did an additional two tours to Croatia and Bosnia. Gary retired on March 1, 1997 in Chilliwack where he still lives with his wife and nearby family. In retired life, he worked for the Chilliwack School District as the school bus driver instructor and safety foreman. He currently is a 52-year member of The Royal Canadian Legion Chilliwack Branch 295.
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